sydney Feb 2010

Dolores Lavin Management (DLM) is an elite agency for creative talent and photographic production services. For 20 years, its producers, photographers, stylists, hair and make-up artists have assisted in the creation of award-winning advertising campaigns and cutting-edge editorials in Australia and abroad.

Owned and managed by founder, Dolores Lavin, whose drive and enthusiasm remains a pivotal factor in the agency's success, DLM maintains a good understanding of the need for the unison between creative vision and commercial sensibility.

This explains the impressive track record, with productions for clients such as Cover Girl, Garnier, Absolut Vodka and Jag.

The DLM team can assist in coordinating all aspects of the production process - from talent sourcing and location scouting to full creative direction.

Sun Productions is a full service production company with access to the best locations, talent and industry professionals in Australia - a country renowned for its amazing locations, weather and world class talent.

Sun Productions offers to provide the best production services to make every shoot beautiful, efficient and highly enjoyable. From creative concept development to efficiently managed pre, on set, and post production, the company can skilfully co-ordinate every aspect of a project, supplying creative teams, logistically challenging locations, travel, accommodation and logistics, props (from pyrotechnics to giraffes!), on set production, great catering and coffee, budget management and reconciliation, post production management, print production management and talent casting.

Recent projects include:

• Tourism Australia campaign for Japan - webvideos featuring Toshio Shiba in Victoria, South Australia and Kangaroo Island.
• Sportsgirl 'Dusk 'til Dawn' road trip magazine.
• Photo and web campaigns for MARCS A/W10, David Lawrence A/W10 and 'Riders' by Lee.
• ZImmermann Swim 2010 featuring Nicole Trunfio

Contact Sunny or check the website for more information.

Southern Media Asia had a busy and well-travelled 2009 with jobs throughout Australia and Asia.

Projects included Audi Q7, Audi A5 Sportsback, BMW X6, VW, Mercedes and Volvo, with executive producer Duncan Stewart and his team of producers shooting in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand.

Southern Media now also specialises in reduced crews for CGI jobs, providing cost-effective shoots across Australasia (live shoots or CGI backgrounds).

Contact Duncan direct on + 61 418 350 220.

Jaffl Productions has over 15 years experience producing stills campaigns locally and internationally for some of the world's largest brands.

Jaffl represents world-renowned photographer Ian Butterworth who shoots on location throughout the region and abroad. As a full service production company, complemented by a strong team of experienced professionals, the company focus and direction is on working with successful and innovative clients, ensuring each job - large or small - is treated with the importance and care it requires.

With strong affiliations internationally and a commitment to maintaining long-term and loyal relations with suppliers throughout the region, Jaffl enjoys a history of maintaining happy and devoted clients.

Advan Matthew began shooting fashion photography in late 2008. He has been involved in music and the arts since his childhood spent between Indonesia, America and Australia.

He is currently developing work in Australia and is available for quotes on portfolio and commercial work in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.

Shooting on a freelance basis, Advan has been working with modelling agencies such as Scene Models, Vivien's Models and Chadwick Models on a range of different productions. He is looking forward to signing with an agency and travelling and exploring more in fashion.

Chuck Bradley, a native of Pennsylvania, moved to Australia over 25 years ago to enjoy the sun and sand and pursue his career as a freelance advertising photographer. He has since built an extensive client list and has won awards and acclaim for his commercial still life, people and animal images.

Beneath Chuck's modest, easy going personality lies a perfectionist and brilliant lateral thinker, one who has an incredible feel for lighting, colour and texture. He utilises his years of experience to transform even the simplest of shots beyond all expectation.

An extensive advertising portfolio includes clients such as Commonwealth Bank, HSBC, Optus, Telstra, American Express, Kleenex, IBM, Nestle, Bundaberg Rum, Johnnie Walker, Tooheys, Kellogg's, Jim Beam and Levi’s.

Marija Ivkovic is a self-taught photographer with 15 years industry experience. She spends her time shooting between Melbourne, Sydney and Hong Kong and is specifically focused on fashion and beauty photography.

Marija's approach brings an amazing energy and sense of fun to the images she shoots, allowing her to deliver technically beautiful and vibrant pictures. Relentlessly exploring the creative limits of every shot, clients find Marija's energy immensely endearing and she is great with models of all ages.

Recent clients have included Levi's, Elle, Arthur Galan, Myer, Mazda, Cadbury and Tony Bianco.

Henryk Lobaczewski decided to dedicate himself to freelance work after shooting his first Men’s Health cover.

He is a self-taught photographer and recently moved his studio to Sydney. Henryk's focus is on advertising, fashion, beauty and portraiture work.

Advertising clients include Lorna Jane, Triumph Lingerie, Toni & Guy, AKA Tognini's, Elio Moda, Westfield and the Gary Yang Collection, as well as celebrity portraits such as Mike Goldman.

Leon Rose has 15 years experience in commercial photography. Advertising agencies, design houses, magazines, music companies, model agencies and corporate customers have all trusted him to provide and fulfil their visions.

More recently, Leon has extended his range and started working in Australia
and the South Pacific. In recent years, campaigns for Kotex Australia, Cook Islands Tourism and Wild Bean Café (BP) have seen his work used worldwide.

He has a genuine love for shooting real people in their environments and enjoys fulfilling humorous briefs. Leon's personal projects are as diverse as his commercial work, with travel and landscape photography always playing a big role in his life and featuring heavily on his website.

"It doesn’t matter what type of camera you are using. What really matters is the mind behind it. Always put your imagination first."

Mauro Risch is a highly experienced advertising photographer specialising in conceptual still life and product shots. Involved in the world of photography since the age of 13, he loves the chance to tell stories through the images he creates. A lot of warm and vibrant colours are the unmistakable elements of his style. In 2007 he became a member of MADC and in 2008 a member of ACMP, establishing his base in the Studio on Aileen Ave, Melbourne, Victoria.

Clients include Cadbury Schweppes, Marriott, Shell, Esso, WeatherFord, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Perrier, Domino's, Caesar Park Hotels, L'Oréal, Maybelline, British American Tobacco, ABN Amro-Bank, Boost and Ballantine's.

Awards include: 1996 - Cannes Lion; 1997/98 - Art Directors Club NY finalist (x2); 2000/02/03 - Luerzer’s Archive Magazine publications (x5); 2004 - PRINT magazine photography award; 2005 - Adobe Photographers index; 2009 - Photography Masters Cup, Hasselblad Masters Award finalist.

Christian Mushenko specialises in shooting food and people in a distinctive ‘silky and romantic’ style. His work is alive and vibrant, with an eye for beauty and humanity.

His award-winning photography is sought by his clients to put them ahead of their competition. Since 1988, Christian has been shooting for some of the world's largest brands working with direct and agency clients in the UK, USA, Asia and Australia, shooting everything from global campaigns to small pro-bono work.

He is also known for his lush fine art seascapes, which have featured in Hollywood movies and grace walls from Manhattan to Sydney.

Christian is based out of a converted Sydney warehouse with full kitchen and daylight facilities, and a pool.

After five years as a creative director and publisher for four magazines in London, Paul Giggle decided to pick up a camera and become a fashion photographer.

For over a decade he has been shooting for many top international fashion magazines, including Vogue, GQ, Marie Claire and Madame Figaro as well as many international brands such as Pepsi, Nokia, Hyundai and Proctor and Gamble.

As a director, Paul is known for his precision and attention to detail. His fashion experience plays a big part in his TV commercials and he has worked with major brands such as Nokia, Aqua Minerale, Pepsi and the London Business School.

Michael Corridore is recognised both as an artist and a leading commercial photographer. His work, which has received international acclaim, is characterised by its artistic merit and craftsmanship.

Michael has been listed in the ‘American Photography’ and ‘Graphis Photo’ annuals for the past three years and his work can be seen in the latest Lurzer’s Archive ‘200 Best Photographers’ and the 2010 ‘Top 200 Book’. Recent commercial campaigns include James Boags, Qantas, Telstra Broadband and Solo.

Michael's personal work has received equal recognition with his landscape series ‘Roadworks’, placed runner-up in the 2008 book publishing prize Photography.Book.Now. That same year, his series ‘Angry Black Snake’ was screened at the New York Photo Festival and he received an honourable mention in the Fine Art Series at the 2008 New York Photo Awards. In 2009, he received the Aperture Foundation's Portfolio Prize for that same work and in March 2010 the ‘Angry Black Snake’ series will be shown in a solo show at Aperture New York.

Michael is represented in Sydney by creative agency The Kitchen Creative Management and his work can be seen on their website as well as his own.

Sydney-based Simon Cardwell is an international fashion, beauty, celebrity, film and TV photographer. His recent commissions include key art for Paramount Pictures / Omni Lab and portraits for Warner Bros.

Simon's background is in fine art photography and The Australian National Gallery, The Western Australian Gallery and many private collectors have bought his work.

Visit his website for further details.

In An Instant Photography is a quirky event photography service based in Sydney. The company provides clients with professional studio photography at their event with a variety of backgrounds, as well as a zany collection of prop's to choose from to add that extra kick.

The vintage Polaroid camera is the heart and soul of the company, spitting out colour or black and white film for instant viewing pleasure. The pop-up photo shoot is perfect for launches, festivals, corporate events and private functions.

Clients include Sun Studios Australia, Pfizer, Be Spoke Audio and Amnesty International.

Contact Jess for more information.

Shane Rozario's first photographic inroad was shooting Ben Harper during the UK tour of his third studio album, 'The Will To Live'. He has since photographed countless music festivals and musicians, from Iggy Pop to Eric Bibb, Glastonbury to The National Folk Festival in Canberra.

Shane lives in Sydney and is predominantly involved with world music, founding the vast image archives for Sydney's world music programme, 'Cafe Carnivale', from its early beginings in 2001. His latest work is a commission by the Opera House to photograph its brilliant world music programme 'Hemispheres.'

Captiv8 is a boutique production company committed to innovative creative broadcast and digital media, specialising in the craft of television commercials, graphics packages and digital media.

Based in Sydney, the studio houses producers, directors, VFX, design, animation, audio and digital capabilities all committed to bringing clients' ideas to life.